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The impact of acculturation, acculturative stress and language in Latino health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Poster

Board 1
Understanding the acculturative process of Latinos: The intersectionality between acculturation, Latino health, and obesity predictors
Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA
Board 2
Does formal community organization buffer the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and distress among Latinos?: Examining the role of acculturation
Jaime Booth, MSW
Board 3
Is greater acculturation associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among Hispanic immigrants in South Florida?
Aileen Chang, MD, Kumar Ilangovan, MD, Hua Li, MD PhD and Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH
Board 4
Improving food purchasing selection among Spanish-speaking Hispanic families
Dharma E. Cortés, PhD, Rodolfo Vega, PhD and Daniella Dominguez, MPH
Board 5
Assessing health literacy levels of Spanish speaking Hispanic patients at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the Midwest
Arrmando De Alba, MD, MPH, Denise H. Britigan, PhD, MA, CHES, Elizabeth Lyden, MS and Patrik Johansson, MD MPH
Board 6
Glaucoma “en español:” Adapting educational resources for use with Hispanics/Latinos
Marcela Aguilar, MHS, Neyal J. Ammary-Risch, MPH, MCHES and Ana Toro, MA, APR
Board 7
Lost in translation: Physicians' perspective on how language barriers affect diabetes outcomes among Latino patients with limited English proficiency
Claudia Chaufan, MD, PhD, Hegla Fielding, R.N. MA, Catherine Chesla, RN, PhD, FAAN and Alicia Fernandez, MD
  
Board 8
Is the entire Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II necessary to measure acculturation in Mexican-American health research studies?
Julio Guerrero, PhD, Ranjita Misra, PhD, CHES, FASHA and Alejandra Quezada, MPH
Board 9
Socio-cultural predictors of depressive symptoms in pregnant Mexican-American women
Adriana Maldonado, B.A., Meylin Melchor and Kimberly D'Anna-Hernandez, PhD
Board 10
Psychosocial Influences of Acculturation and Acculturative Stress on Leptin, Adiponectin, and Gestational Diabetes in Mexican American Women during Pregnancy
Silvia Muñoz, PhD, RN, FNP and Jeanne Ruiz, PhD, RN

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Latino Caucus
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Public Health Social Work, Vision Care, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health

See more of: Latino Caucus
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